A atuação do enfermeiro no cuidado à gestante com diagnóstico de diabetes gestacional

Abstract

The aim was to describe the role of nurses in caring for pregnant women with the diagnosis of gestational diabetes, as well as presenting the risks for the binomial and proposing a care plan for nurses in Primary Health Care in the face of the diagnosis of gestational diabetes. Through an integrative literature review, the following guiding question was established: Does nursing care for pregnant women with gestational diabetes have an impact on reducing risks to the binomial? The final sample consisted of five Brazilian articles. From the results found, it is concluded that nurses have an important responsibility in carrying out prenatal care, especially regarding early diagnosis and treatment of gestational diabetes. It is essential to carry out tests and monitor the blood glucose level and other associated symptoms, since prevention and adequate treatment are essential for preventing, mainly, spontaneous abortion, arterial hypertension, infections and preterm births, fetal macrosomia, and prematurity. It was possible to build, as a proposal, a care plan for the Nurse in Primary Health Care facing the diagnosis of gestational diabetes.